The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 270 Criminals

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After saying goodbye to the older woman, Yang Ming drove slowly out of the market. The space they had vacated was quickly taken over by other vendors.

"Stop the car..." As the car pulled up to the market exit, Wei Qingqing, who had been idly peering out, suddenly snapped, "Honey, stop the car! Stop the car now..."

"What's wrong???" Seeing Wei Qingqing's angry face, Yang Ming was at a loss. He stepped on the brake and the truck came to a sharp stop.

Wei Qingqing opened the car door, jumped out, and walked towards the vegetable market management office.

"Hey, Qingqing, what's wrong with you???" Yang Ming quickly got out of the car and chased after her.

"Hey, what are you guys doing up there? Are you going to move or not?" Yang Ming's car was parked at a major traffic intersection, which affected some vehicles coming and going.

"Qingqing, what's wrong with you???" Yang Ming caught up with Wei Qingqing and grabbed her arm.

"Let me go..." Wei Qingqing struggled with all her might, and Yang Ming didn't dare to exert any force, so she broke free easily. She took two steps forward, pointed at the nose of a young man wearing a market manager's uniform, and cursed, "You rapist, I never thought I'd run into you here..."

"Big sister, what are you saying???" The young man broke out in a cold sweat and turned deathly pale.

"What did I say??? Last year, on a stormy day, what good deed did you do? Don't you know it yourself???" Wei Qingqing shouted angrily.

"Last year, a thunderstorm, last year, a thunderstorm..." The young man's eyes glazed over, his face filled with fear, and he kept muttering to himself. Suddenly, he burst into tears, "I didn't mean to, don't come looking for me, I didn't mean to, don't come looking for me, Mom, I didn't mean to, don't let her come looking for me..." As he spoke, he swung his hands around and slapped himself repeatedly. In just two slaps, both cheeks were completely swollen.

"Feeding..." The young man's actions startled Wei Qingqing. "What are you doing..."

It is said that people who go grocery shopping usually have an unusual obsession with excitement. When a pregnant woman pointed at a young man and cursed him as a rapist, a large crowd immediately gathered around the two of them.

Seeing this, everyone was completely baffled, wondering what was going on.

"What's going on? What's going on...?" A middle-aged man, also dressed in a market administrator uniform, pushed his way through the crowd and walked in.

"What's going on??? I saw a rapist and was about to bring him to justice..." Wei Qingqing said, hands on her hips and eyes wide.

"Who did he rape??? Did he rape you???" the middle-aged man glared and said.

"Of course it's me..." Wei Qingqing's eyes widened, her gaze unwavering. "I'd recognize this kid even if he were ashes. I never imagined you guys would take just anyone here. Quite a mixed bag..."

Wei Qingqing's words immediately triggered a reaction from the onlookers. A rapist had actually emerged from among the managers of a vegetable market. Usually, the people buying vegetables were women.

"Let me tell you, don't talk nonsense. Do you have any evidence? If you dare to talk nonsense without evidence, be careful we call the police and have you arrested..." The middle-aged man's face turned red.

"Watch your mouth..." Yang Ming glared at the middle-aged man. Yang Ming's gaze was icy cold. The middle-aged man felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. His whole body was cold, and the words in his throat seemed to be frozen, so he couldn't say anything at all.

"Qingqing..." Yang Ming walked to Wei Qingqing's side, put his arm around her shoulder, and said softly, "What exactly happened???"

"This guy is the one who tried to rape me last year..." Wei Qingqing pointed at the young man and said angrily.

"It's him???" Yang Ming glanced at the young man in front of him who was constantly slapping himself in the face, and couldn't help but frown slightly. The young man's psychological defenses had obviously collapsed.

"It was him who caused me such a humiliating disgrace..." Wei Qingqing stared at the young man, gritting her teeth as if she wanted to chew him up, bones and all.

"Forget it, this person has already received his just deserts. Let's go home..." Yang Ming quickly advised.

"Hey young man, who are you to this girl?" An older woman carrying a shopping basket couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward with a long face to ask.

"I'm her husband, auntie, it's better to mind your own business..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

"Are you even a man??? Your wife is being bullied, and you're just trying to avoid trouble???" Before the older woman could say anything, a woman in her thirties gave Yang Ming a disdainful look and said.

"Young man, in our daily lives, it's true that it's better to avoid trouble, but we can't let criminals get away with it. Why don't you call the police and let them handle it..." the old woman said earnestly.

"This...maybe it's a misunderstanding? Little Liu is usually very timid, he wouldn't do such a thing, would he?" the middle-aged man said in a low voice.

"Why not??? Ask him..." Wei Qingqing said domineeringly, "If he wasn't guilty, why would he be so scared???"

"He must have given you a psychological trauma..." Yang Ming whispered in Wei Qingqing's ear.

"Get lost..." Wei Qingqing blushed and nudged Yang Ming with her elbow.

"Son, son..." At this moment, an elderly woman with white hair squeezed through the crowd, crying and hugging the young man tightly. "Stop, stop! Your teeth have all fallen out..."

"Mom..." The young man burst into tears upon seeing the old woman in front of him.

"Child, don't be afraid, Mom is here. No demons or monsters will dare to eat you..." The old woman hugged the young man, tears streaming down her face.

In fact, the old woman was not very old, but her white hair made her look old. There were only a few wrinkles on her face. Obviously, the whiteness of her hair was abnormal. It was either a sign of illness or that she had suffered a severe blow and turned white overnight.

"Mom..." the young man cried, "I'm scared, I'm scared..."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Mom is here..." the old woman said, patting the young man on the back.

"Strange things happen every year, but there seem to be more today than ever. It looks like the rapist is the victim here." The young woman who had just angrily rebuked Yang Ming pinched her pointed chin and said with a mixture of doubt and amusement.

"What's going on here???" The old lady was also stunned; the scene before her was too bizarre.

"Sister, what exactly happened?" The middle-aged man leaned down and whispered in the old woman's ear.

"Here's what happened. It was July 22nd last year. I remember it clearly. It was a thunderstorm. That night, my son, I don't know what triggered it, ran home in a daze, saying he saw a ghost. Then he went crazy, shouting and jumping around. His father and I finally managed to subdue him. When we asked him, he said a ghost wanted to eat him. We saw many psychologists, but they couldn't cure him. He got a little better later, but he would relapse whenever he was stimulated... Oh dear... What kind of karma have I created? My son keeps encountering unclean things when he goes out..." The old woman wiped away her tears and began to recount the story.

The old woman's words sent a chill down everyone's spine, making them feel a cold draft creep in through their trouser legs and out through their collars.

As the saying goes, if you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear. This young man was about to molest a young woman, but perhaps a deity happened to pass by and transformed into a ghost to rescue the girl in distress.

The saying "Heaven is watching" filled everyone with a sense of awe, prompting them to reflect on their past actions and wonder if they had done anything that would displease the gods or be considered out of line.

"Um, I'm going to buy some tofu, my mother-in-law loves it..." A middle-aged woman in her forties forced a smile, turned around, and squeezed out.

"Buying tofu for her mother-in-law??? Has the sun risen in the west???" said an older woman who knew the middle-aged woman well, looking quite surprised.

"Why do you say that???" someone nearby immediately asked curiously.

"This woman is really mean to her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law is old and can't eat hard food, so she feeds her pickled radishes every day. Do you think the old lady can even chew those crunchy pickled radishes?" the woman said, pursing her lips.

"There's a saying, 'If you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear.' This means you have a guilty conscience..." an old man said.

Several more middle-aged women quietly left the crowd. Some were unkind to their in-laws, some were unkind to their children... well, not their biological children... some were having affairs...

In short, they felt uneasy. Talking about ghosts and monsters here sent chills down their spines…

The old woman's words had such an effect, which was truly unexpected, but Wei Qingqing was not happy about it.

"How dare you talk like that? Who's the filthy one? Your son is a rapist, and you, as his mother, aren't any better..." Wei Qingqing pointed at the old woman rudely and said angrily.

"Sister, did the child really do such a filthy thing???" The middle-aged man was also a little guilty, and he whispered timidly in the old woman's ear.

"Oh my god..." The old woman's face immediately fell. For almost a year, the couple still couldn't understand why their son had become like this. It turned out he had done something wicked and was being punished by the gods...

Ever since her son's accident, the old woman has become particularly superstitious. She does nothing but stay at home chanting scriptures, worshipping Buddha, and praying to gods and immortals.

"My dear girl, please have mercy! For the sake of our unborn child, please spare our child..." The old woman glanced at Wei Qingqing's bulging belly, then knelt down in front of Wei Qingqing with a thud, crying and kowtowing.

It is said that this old woman regarded the child in Wei Qingqing's belly as her grandson.

"For the sake of the child???" The first woman to speak grinned. "July 22nd last year, it's July now, what does that child have to do with you???"

"Well..." The old woman thought about it and realized, "That's true. If she were really pregnant, she would have given birth long ago, wouldn't she?"

"Ahem, well, this child is mine. This kid, at most, only attempted rape, but that's still a crime, isn't it?" Yang Ming coughed twice and said.

"There are gods watching over us, good people are protected by gods, bad guys can't hurt her..." The young woman who had angrily denounced Yang Ming for not being a man breathed a sigh of relief and said with a sigh.

Wei Qingqing's beauty made her jealous. What a pity it would be if such a beautiful woman were ruined by a scoundrel! Upon hearing that it was an attempted rape, the regret in her heart finally dissipated. No wonder the man didn't take it seriously; he hadn't succeeded at all. He was probably still a virgin when they were together...

A perfect ending is what people want to see.

Wei Qingqing had excellent hearing, and she heard everyone's chatter clearly. She was furious. She had scared away the bad guys with her looks, so how did it become the work of a deity?

But she couldn't tell the truth, which made her feel really stifled. Indeed, not being able to speak your mind is incredibly frustrating.

"Qingqing, the wicked have been punished, shouldn't your anger have subsided by now? Let's hurry up and go eat some donkey meat sandwiches..." This matter is not easy to resolve today. Even if a madman is really sent to court, he basically won't be sentenced. At most, he'll just be sent to a mental hospital. Looking at the old woman's white hair, Yang Ming was a little reluctant to admit it. It wasn't out of sympathy for the criminal, but out of pity for the hearts of parents everywhere.

"Hmph..." Wei Qingqing looked at the young man who was crying loudly and snorted coldly, "I won't bother with you because of your mother's white hair..." With that, she took Yang Ming's arm, and the two quickly separated from the crowd, returned to the car, and then left quickly.

There was a small restaurant in the city that specialized in selling donkey meat sandwiches. Coincidentally, it wasn't far from the vegetable market. The two parked their car in front of the restaurant and went inside together.

There weren't many people in the restaurant. It was shortly after the peak dining period, so it seemed a bit deserted. The waiters were wiping the tables and clearing away some leftover food.

The ceiling fan hanging on the roof rotated slowly, making a series of sounds that seemed like clanging, and the air it blew out was hot.

"Boss, four donkey meat sandwiches and two bowls of egg drop soup..." Yang Ming said, pulling Wei Qingqing to sit down at a table by the window.

"Okay, just a moment..." The shop owner standing in front of the counter immediately picked out four crisp, hot flatbreads, made a few quick cuts vertically, broke them open, stuffed the chopped donkey meat inside, and then placed them on a plate. A waiter immediately brought them over to Yang Ming and his group.

"Please enjoy your meal..." The waiter placed the donkey meat sandwich on the table, greeted them politely, and then turned and left.

"I'm so angry, I'm starving..." Wei Qingqing picked up a donkey meat sandwich and took a bite.

"You're still angry??? You're making me laugh so hard..." Yang Ming couldn't help but smile. "You've rid the world of a menace, scaring a petty thug like that. Looks like your old photos should be sent to prison. Any criminal who sees them will have to reform. It's more efficient than labor reform..."

"Pfft..." Wei Qingqing burst out laughing, almost spitting out the half-chewed mixture of donkey meat and bread in her mouth.

"Uh..." Wei Qingqing quickly swallowed, glared at Yang Ming, and said with a stern face, "Are you deliberately trying to annoy me??? I'm the victim here..."

"Hehe..." Yang Ming chuckled, "There's a saying: 'An ugly wife, thin soil, and a tattered cotton-padded jacket—if you leave them on the ground, nobody will want them...'"

"If you say it again, I'll get angry with you..." Wei Qingqing blushed and glared at Yang Ming, looking quite embarrassed.

"Yes, yes, I won't say anything more..." Yang Ming quickly waved his hand with a smile, picked up a donkey meat sandwich, and asked, "Where are we going this afternoon???"

"Let's go check out that place where the lightning struck later..." Wei Qingqing choked a little while eating. Just then, the waiter brought over the egg drop soup. She picked it up and slurped down a big mouthful. "We'll go back to Yangjia Village this afternoon..."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. It's a pity that Wuyi Lane has been demolished, otherwise we could go there and take a look..." Yang Ming said, taking a sip of egg drop soup.

"Hmm..." Wei Qingqing nodded slightly, a little disappointed. Wuyi Lane was where she grew up, so naturally she had a special feeling for it.

"Hehe, hurry up and eat..." Yang Ming flicked Wei Qingqing's nose with his index finger. "After we finish eating, we'll go to that place where you get struck by lightning..."

"Hmm..." Wei Qingqing nodded obediently and took another bite of the donkey meat sandwich.

"Struck by lightning??? Is that a tourist attraction???" A middle-aged man at the next table looked up. "I've heard you guys talking about a place where you get struck by lightning. Where exactly is it???"

"The power company, huh..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

As for the truth, Yang Mingcai would never tell him.

"Hey, you're being so mysterious, I was wondering what was going on..." The middle-aged man suddenly realized, stopped asking questions, and continued eating.

Wei Qingqing glanced at Yang Ming playfully, just in time to meet his gaze. The two exchanged a smile.

After dinner, the two drove towards the outskirts of the city. The small hill was still the same as before, bare and full of strange rocks. However, there were some people strolling around. They were wearing helmets and carefully looking around the hill, pointing and commenting from time to time.

The couple also walked around the hill, especially the spot where they were struck by lightning. Although almost a year had passed, they could still feel the power of the lightning strike from there. It was etched into their souls and they would never forget it.

"Hi..." The two groups met without realizing it. Yang Ming greeted them with a smile, "Comrades, what are you doing here?"

"We're from Longteng Real Estate Company, and we plan to develop this area into a park. Comrade, may I ask for your opinion?" A middle-aged man wearing glasses adjusted his frames and said with a smile.

"What opinion? This isn't my place, why are you asking for my opinion?" Yang Ming asked, somewhat puzzled.

"We developed this park to attract consumers. If you were asked to spend money to come here, would you be willing?" the middle-aged man asked with a smile.

"If it were like this, I definitely wouldn't have come..." Yang Ming pointed to the barren mountain and said.

"What if there were flowers, trees, lakes, and rivers?" the middle-aged man asked with a smile.

"You guys have some big ambitions???" Yang Ming exclaimed in surprise, "You're planning to dig an artificial lake???"

"I'm interested..." the middle-aged man said with a smile.

"If the tickets aren't too expensive, I might come..." Yang Ming thought for a moment and said.

"If a residential complex were built near this garden, would you be willing to buy a house here?" the middle-aged man asked with a smile.

"If the house price is under 10,000 yuan, I will definitely buy it..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

"Comrade, you're quite honest. Thank you..." the middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Don't mention it. Are you building a high-end residential area or a villa district here?" Yang Ming asked with a smile.

"Haha, of course it's the villa area, otherwise we wouldn't be able to break even..." the middle-aged man laughed.

"You've acquired this land???" Yang Ming asked.

"The contract will be signed in five minutes..." the middle-aged man said, glancing at his watch.

"Building a villa district here will definitely make money. You have a good eye..." Yang Ming smiled and gave the middle-aged man a thumbs up.

"Haha... I appreciate your kind words..." The middle-aged man laughed heartily, but there was some worry in his eyes.

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